Last time, we explored the Life Themes with the Sun in Gateway 14, known as the Gateway of “Prosperity”. Now the Sun has moved into Gate 34, the Gateway of “Power” or “Power of the Great”. And the thing about power is that it’s only truly great when it comes from an inner balance. We’ve all been in situations where we put our foot on the gas a little bit too hard. We get that surge of energy and end up overdoing things a bit. And then there are those times when we don’t use enough power to make something move and happen, and problems follow.

Now, Gate 34 is in the Sacral Center. And of the nine Gateways in the Sacral Center, Gate 34 is the only one that is completely nonsexual. It’s not about reproduction or cross-pollination. Gateway 34 is just about raw power. It’s raw energy, sacral energy, life force energy—but it’s not looking to see can it reproduce or procreate. It’s the foundation, energetically, of what we call the Integration Circuitry in Human Design. And the Integration Circuitry physically relates to our spine and how we stand up for ourselves.

 

 

 

So, with that in mind, let’s have a look at the Human Design Life Themes associated with Gateway 34:

 

The Personal Life Theme: The Sleeping Phoenix (Future Transformation)

The Conscious Sun is now in Gate 34, and the Earth is in Gate 20. And those of you who are familiar with Human Design will know that Gates 34 and 20 make up a Channel. I call it the Channel of being “busy, busy, busy”. It’s also called the Channel of “Charisma”, in that people with this Channel radiate with this powerful energy and capability to get stuff done. Wherever they go people just get the sense that they’re capable. But it’s important for people with this Channel to remember that there’s a difference between being busy just to be busy, and being busy because you’re involved in something that’s really aligned with what it is you’re here to do and live out in this lifetime.

 

• Gate 34 – Power – Power is only great when its display comes from inner balance.

 

• Gate 20 – The “Now” – The Gateway to knowing is simple: be present in the here and now.

 

• Gate 59 – Intimacy – By dissolving barriers we establish union

 

• Gate 55 – Abundance – A spirited nature has the means to access abundance in all of life’s arenas.

 

Now, we also have the Unconscious Sun in Gate 59, which is a Gateway of “Intimacy”, also the Gateway of “the Sacral”, the Gateway of “scattering the seed”. Gate 59 is all about creating on a very particular level, putting out energy particularly directed towards the Emotion Center, which sparks a connection into our feelings. The Unconscious Earth is in Gate 55, the Gateway of “Spirit” and “Abundance”. And together, these four Gateways make up the Personal Life Theme of the Sleeping Phoenix.

 What is a sleeping phoenix? It’s a magical bird that arcs up into the sky and then comes crashing down in a ball of flames before rising again from the ashes. In essence, it sacrifices itself to heal others and create beneficial changes in the world.

People with this Life Theme will realize that every now and then they have a meteoric rise in life, followed by a quite sharp decline and a crash and burn, and then they have to reinvent themselves and start over. But, in my experience, they’re also often several years ahead of everybody else. They can envision what’s coming into the world before anybody else. But, when they try to communicate it and put it out there, people are often mystified by it. And so, the Sleeping Phoenix sometimes has to backpedal a little bit in order to make the connection.

Notable people with this Life Theme: Miley Cyrus, John F. Kennedy Jr., Billy the Kid

 

The Fixed Life Theme: Great Activities (Power)

The Sun moves on into the fourth line of Gate 34, which brings us into the Fixed Life Theme I call “Great Activities”, also known as the Fixed Life Theme of “Power”.

 

 

 

• Gate 34 – Power – Power is only great when its display comes from inner balance.

 

• Gate 20 – The “Now” – The Gateway to knowing is simple: be present in the here and now.

 

• Gate 40 – Deliverance – Using willpower to differentiate between struggle and liberation, you attain what holds value for you.

 

• Gate 37 – Family – Clear interrelationships are necessary for the stability and wellbeing of everyone.

 

Now, the Unconscious Sun has moved into Gate 40, and the Unconscious Earth into Gate 37, which makes up a Channel, the Channel of Community, which is in the Tribal Circuitry. So, people with this Life Theme will find that they’re very often implementing quite radical shifts in people’s lives. They can catalyze people into all kinds of different activities. And with the 20-34 Channel on the other side, they’re balancing between being really busy on their own behalf, and catalyzing other people into action. They have this intense inner power, this strength to make things happen, but also this drive to get other people on board and involved.

This same balancing act is present in all people with the 4/1 profile. They always have this potential difficulty in life where they find themselves charging into things only to realize that people don’t necessarily get what it is they’re trying to do and end up feeling like they’re spinning their wheels. So, with this Life Theme, even though it has this Manifesting Generative Design, the backdrop of it is Emotional Authority, with its emphasis on feeling really clear whether to engage or not.

 

The Interpersonal Life Theme: Duality

The Sun then moves into the fifth and sixth lines of Gates 34. We’re still in this 20-34 Channel of being “busy, busy, busy”, the Channel of “Charisma”. And we also still have the 37-40, the Channel of Community.  And here, with the fifth and sixth lines, we’re in this position to be able to implement things into other people’s lives. But again, with this question, “Is the family with me? Is there any support behind me?”. And so, we have the Interpersonal Life Theme of “Duality”.

People with this Life Theme are often caught between operating on their own behalf, and being concerned about the support, the family, the community around them. There’s an incredible capability that can come through. An extraordinarily creative energy that’s very much aimed towards a particular group of people who are going to understand or appreciate what this energy’s potential holds for them. Those with this particular Life Theme are always in a state of balancing between intense activity and the connection with their people. But it’s when they combine both of these energies that their genius really shines. Then they have an extraordinary ability to network, to bring a community into this very empowering engagement.

 

Notable people with this Life Theme: Jimi Hendrix, Caroline Kennedy, Bruce Lee

 

That’s the essence of the Life Themes associated with the 34th Gateway. If you want to learn more about Life Themes, you’ll find them all in the Book of Destinies, part of the Human Design Trilogy which is available in all good bookstores and audiobook platforms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to find out more about Gate 34, we encourage you to dive into our blog series on the Book of Lines.

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